Decorator Training

Would you like to train with redesign pioneer and best-selling author, Lauri Ward, but can’t get to New York?

Whether you’re an experienced interior designer or switching careers, the top interior decorating course in the U.S. is available to you as an effective, fast-track, distance learning program.

Learn how to redesign and stage with the Use What You Have At Home Decorator Training and Certification Program which mirrors the live, week-long class and provides the same certification.

Now you can learn at your own pace, using the original UWYH redecorating system that has transformed thousands of homes all over the United States and in countries around the globe.

The At Home study course is appropriate for you if you are a design professional who would like to add one day decorating to your existing practice by becoming a Certified Interior Redecorator ™ (CIR), or if you have the talent and passion and would like to set up your own home-based business.

It will teach you how to redecorate a whole house in hours – not just one or two rooms – whatever its style, whatever the size of the budget, and whatever the type of dwelling.

The Use What You Have Professional Techniques Seminar, Learning How to Conduct Consultations by Analyzing the Redesign of 3 Homes, Analyzing a Room’s Design Problems and Potential, Helping Clients Correct Interior Decorating Mistakes, Integrating Various Design Styles, Assessing and Rearranging Furniture & Accessories, Creating a Design Plan, Advising Clients About Making New Furniture and Accessory Purchases, Marketing and Promotion, Nurturing Client Relations, and Telephone Sales Techniques.

There are 3 exams and a passing grade is required on each to become a Certified Interior Redecorator ™ (CIR). You will then be ready to set up your own home-based one day decorating and redesign firm and eligible for professional membership in the Interior Redecorators Network®, the preeminent organization of one day redecorators with, among other benefits: annual national conferences, listings in The Interior Redecorators Network Directory, access to the IRN private Information Center, support and networking, free Continuing Education Programs (CEP), Boot Camps with Lauri, marketing materials, trade discounts, access to trade-only showrooms, and use of IRN licensed Specialty Decorating Services.

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"I found the Use What You Have At Home Decorator Training Program to be very well-organized and fun to learn. The best part was the set of instructional DVDs which included Lauri Ward in consultation with real clients. This really made me comfortable with the system and gave me confidence that I could start up my Interior Redecorating business right away." Joan Lockhart-Grace, IRN, Canada

"With a young family, the At Home DVD Decorator Training and Certification Program was the perfect solution for me. It made Lauri Ward's methods very accessible and convenient. The training gave me the start I needed to launch my own business, complementing my other studies in interior decorating with real world practical advice." Karen Davis, IRN, Texas

"UWYH At Home Training allowed me to do the training at my own pace. I could stop, start, or re-watch the training to increase my understanding. Lauri Ward's books served as my textbooks. Her business system makes sense! I'm very excited to launch my home-based business." Joella Younkin, IRN, Washington